Bachelor's Thesis, Final Report (10cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The BBA final thesis is typically a planning or development task done for a company or an organization. The thesis can also be a research. It is written following the practices of scientific reporting and with emphasis on practical solutions for company problems.
Writing the final thesis will take from four to six months, depending on the topic and level of difficulty. The thesis main idea is to combine theoretical knowledge with practical skills to produce topical solutions for company needs.
The students find the topic of the thesis themselves, often during their practical training. The final thesis can be done as individual or pair work, and it can be multidisciplinary in nature. The topic of the thesis must be related to the student’s field of study, and preferably be linked to the student’s chosen specialization module in the International Business programme.
After and during the thesis process, the students will be able to:
Apply the gained theoretical and practical know-how to overcome the challenges of a company or an organization.
Develop professional skills related to their own field of study.
Demonstrate the competence to work independently, responsibly and systematically.
Adopt a critical, research-based and developing attitude in thesis writing process.
Know how to use appropriate information retrieval methods and understand the importance of criticism of sources.
Know how to choose and apply appropriate research methods.
Demonstrate the ability to develop their own professional field.
Adopt ethical principles of a research process.
Produce a thesis report according to practices of scientific reporting.

Content (course unit)

How to plan, execute and report a Bachelor’s Thesis?
What is the aim of a Bachelor’s Thesis project?
How to show professional skills and competencies in a Bachelor’s Thesis?

Location and time

Day: Friday
Time: 11:15-14:00
Place: C2-15

Exam schedules

There is no test. Mind mapping session, course project presentation & learning diary.

Assessment methods and criteria

Mind mapping session, learning diary & attendance to the contact meetings (6 contact lessons, 2 course project development/supervision based & 1 presentation): 40%
Project writing & presentation: 40%
Distance task & reading: 20%

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Contact teaching|study conversation|seminar|diary (learning diary, project diary, work diary)|presentation

Learning materials

Lecture handouts and suggested reading materials

Student workload

The total resource: 110 hours. There will be 6 contact lessons of 18 hours during the 3rd period. 2 project development/supervision based meetings (2x3=6) One project presentation session of 4 hours during the 4th period & a mind mapping session of 3 hours. Learning diary 30 hours. Course project in trio group 30 hours & course reading plus distance task 20 hours.

Content scheduling

There will be 6 contact lessons during the 3rd period. After the contact lessons have been over, the students will be preparing their individual learning diary and trio group projects during the 4th period. During the project preparation, the course teacher will be available for guiding and supervising the project writing process. There will be 2 obligatory supervisor-supervise meetings before the presentation of the project.

Completion alternatives

Contact to the course teacher

Practical training and working life cooperation

Possible and welcome

International connections

Open

Further information

Contact lessons are very important because the students will choose learning diary issues from the contact lessons. In addition, attendance to contact lessons will be part of the evaluation process.

Assessment criteria - fail (0) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Unable to attend at teast to 3 lessons & not done the project

Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Student has achieved the objectives of the course sufficiently. Student understands the premises and principals of the subject matter. Student recognizes, is able to determine and use the concepts and models.

Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Student has achieved the objectives of the course well although the skills and competences are somewhat in need of further development. Student is able to determine and apply the concepts and models of the subject matter well and is able to apply them in simple tasks.

Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Student has achieved the objectives of the course excellently. The student masters the concepts and models of the subject matter in an excellent manner. Student is able to conduct fluent and reasoned analysis and has good capabilities to apply the learning.